The Aachen Treaty: The Beginning or the End of United Europe?
France and Germany taking “one step” is welcome and needed, but it is crucial that they also take a step with the rest of the EU.
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Germany
What Kind of Germany Does Europe Want? Preparing for the Post-Merkel era
The recent elections in Bavaria and last year’s general election in Germany have laid bare the deep political crisis that currently envelops Germany.
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Eastern Europeans do not give up fighting Nord Stream 2
“We are a flat country with no strategic depth,” says Sven Sakkov, director of the government-led think tank International Centre for Defence and Security.
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EFPI/ICDS contribution to the book project “Perceptions of Germany in the Security of the Baltic Sea Region”
The book “Perceptions of Germany in the Security of the Baltic Sea Region” is a collection of papers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Germany and assess Germany’s contribution to the security of the Baltic Sea region. The book project was led by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs in Riga.
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Germany’s Defence Contribution – Is Berlin Underperforming?
There is every indication that burden sharing will be a contentious issue at NATO’s Brussels Summit, which begins today. Donald Trump has been consistent in attacking Germany’s contribution to the Alliance, which he claims is unfair to the US.
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Positive Message from Angela Merkel
They were just a few sentences intended for fellow pretzel-munching conservatives in a Bavarian beer tent. But Angela Merkel’s comments hit headlines across the world.
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Not All Local Politics Is National
It may be Germany’s smallest state. But Saarland suddenly hit international headlines last weekend, as Angela Merkel’s conservatives (CDU) scored an unexpectedly strong win. Why the sudden interest?
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